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Public Lecture

Faster! Catching up to electrons on the move

Presented by Taran Driver

Date Thursday, November 30, 2023
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Taran Driver Public Lecture
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KIPAC public lecture

Unveiling the Sun: Exploring the Wonders of Solar Astrophysics

In this lecture, we will together embark on an adventure to uncover the enigmatic and awe-inspiring secrets of the Sun through the lens of...

Date Tuesday, October 31, 2023
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
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Special Events

SLAC Project Opportunity Day

In conjunction with SLAC’s Small Business | Supplier Diversity Program. Representatives from SLAC projects, research, facilities, operations, and others will be on hand to...
Date Wednesday, November 29, 2023
8:30 a.m.  –  4:00 p.m.  PT
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Special Events

National Lab Research SLAM

On Nov. 15, 17 early-career scientists - one from each national lab - will compete at the inaugural National Lab Research SLAM in Washington...

Date Wednesday, November 15, 2023
1:30 p.m.  –  3:00 p.m.  PT
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Public Lecture

Searching for Trolls under the Electron Bridge

Presented by Elizabeth Ryland

Date Thursday, January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
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Past Event
public lecture

Quantum CSI: Profiling Molecules with X-rays

From social media to market analysis, people use pattern recognition and machine learning to sift through enormous amounts of data and reach new levels...
Date Tuesday, November 18, 2014
11:30 a.m.  –  12:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium
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LCLS-II

An upgrade to SLAC’s renowned Linac Coherent Light Source will allow it to deliver X-ray laser beams that are 10,000 times brighter with pulses that arrive up to a million times per second.

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Seminars and conferences

Bay Area Light Sources Joint Users' Meeting

In a first-ever collaboration, three U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory light source facilities—the Advanced Light Source, the Linac Coherent Light Source, and the...

Date Sunday, September 20, 2026  –  Friday, September 25, 2026
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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Sep 20–25
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Energy and sustainability

Two of the most urgent challenges of our time – clean energy and sustainability – require investigation at the atomic level.

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LCLS-II High Energy Upgrade

Now, we’re turning up the energy. The high-energy upgrade to LCLS will extend its ultrafast megahertz capability into the “hard,” or high-energy, X-ray regime.   

The first of 23 cryomodules is delivered to SLAC for the high energy upgrade to the Linac Coherent Light Source
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SLAC on Tap

Atoms in slow motion, the skyrmion, and crackling magnets: the hidden world of quantum materials

What do the sound of Rice Krispies and the motion of atoms and magnets have in common? Join us at the Dutch Goose for...
Date Tuesday, April 14, 2026
5:30 p.m.  –  7:00 p.m.  PT
Location The Dutch Goose, 3567 Alameda de las Pulgas Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Public Lectures

Reinventing the way we break down plastic waste

From our kitchens to our clothes to the delivery of medicines, plastics play an indispensable role in our daily lives. But, the end-life of...
Date Thursday, March 26, 2026
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public Lecture: Ozge Bozkurt